Hydrasynth Deluxe

Imagine a synth that packs two full engines into one beast, letting you layer massive 16-voice patches or split the keyboard into dual 8-voice worlds, each with its own stereo outputs for ultimate flexibility onstage or in the studio.

At its core, each engine rocks three Wavescan oscillators drawing from 219 waveforms, morphable in real time, plus four Mutators like PWM, FM, hard sync, and Wavestack for wild waveshaping. Dual filters—one classic multimode, the other SEM-style—route in series or parallel, fed by five looping envelopes and five LFOs with step sequencing up to 64 steps. A 32-slot mod matrix ties it all together, while effects stack pre-delay (chorus, phaser, distortion, etc.), versatile delay/reverb with freeze, and post-effects. The 73-note semi-weighted PolyTouch keybed delivers per-note poly aftertouch, velocity, and MPE, paired with a four-octave ribbon for theremin-style sweeps, pitch/mod wheels, arpeggiator, sequencer, and CV/gate I/O. Built sturdy at 44 inches wide and 30 pounds, it feels like a pro workstation with ribbon/expression inputs and 1024 single/640 multi presets.

Players love its expressive control— that PolyTouch feels alive under your fingers—and the sound design depth keeps pros hooked for hours, though some note the learning curve for its dense matrix pays off big in unique tones.